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Retail VoiceThe impact of the pandemic on jobs, stores and leases
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a real test of agility for retailers. The need to act quickly and make radical and difficult decisions has put a strain on many aspects of the industry.
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Analysis
Analysis: How coronavirus has hindered social mobility in retail
The coronavirus pandemic has led to job losses and stemmed career progression across retail, but it seems that young people and those on low incomes have been the hardest hit. Rosie Shepard reports.
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Be Inspired
Be Inspired: How to use your strengths to get results
The Be Inspired virtual conference kicked off today and a key message was that strong management is more crucial than ever. Retail Week delves into one session that explored how understanding the leadership colour wheel can help people maximise their strengths and get the best out of their teams
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Retail Voice
Why employee experience is key to future success
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, retailers need to consider what their employees’ new priorities will be if they want to attract and retain the right people, writes Jane Christopher, head of the Northern European HR team at Citrix.
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Opinion
Opinion: Flexibility will be key in post-pandemic jobs market
Worries about job security will, I’m sure, be dominating the thoughts of many people working in retail right now.
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Opinion
Opinion: Job retention scheme extension is welcome news for retail
As we begin to descend the coronavirus mountain – to borrow the prime minister’s analogy – the thoughts of business leaders have turned to the question of how to get Britain back to work.
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News
Chancellor extends furlough job retention scheme until end of October
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough job retention scheme until the end of October but said the government wants employers to contribute more.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Bray’s Amazon exit is a warning sign
What impact will Covid-19 have on talent acquisition and retention? It’s a question I found myself pondering this week on reading the news that a senior Amazon executive has quit over its treatment of warehouse workers.
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News
Boots recruits new drivers as demand for delivery soars
Boots has recruited new delivery drivers to meet an increase in demand for prescription medicine deliveries as a result of the coronavirus.
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Be Inspired
Be Inspired: Why self-care is an important leadership skill
Retail chiefs including Lucky Saint’s Emma Heal, Beaverbrooks’ Anna Blackburn and Air Grace’s Claire Burrows extol the benefits of investing in yourself during this difficult time.
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News
Quiz resumes online trading with ‘strict’ safety measures in place
Fashion brand Quiz has resumed selling online this morning after temporarily halting its ecommerce and distribution operations during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Analysis
Leading through coronavirus: the action retail bosses should take
These are unprecedented times when assertive leaders are needed more than ever. But how can retail bosses bring calm, confidence and certainty to staff in what is an inherently uncertain period?
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News
Oasis and Warehouse on brink of collapse with 2,300 jobs at risk
Fashion retailer Oasis and Warehouse is on the brink of collapse putting 2,300 jobs at risk due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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News
Marks & Spencer raises pay for frontline staff during coronavirus outbreak
Marks Spencer is to award frontline store and supply chain staff a 15% pay rise and furloughed employees will receive full pay during the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
Asos warehouse should stay open, staff union says
The trade union that represents Asos’s Barnsley distribution workers wants the warehouse there to carry on trading, rejecting calls for its closure by rival unions and politicians who have questioned coronavirus safety measures at the premises.
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Opinion
Opinion: Exceptional times call for compassionate leaders
Across the UK, and the world, millions of employees will have packed up their desks this past week and retreated to the sanctuary of their own homes.
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Opinion
Helen Dickinson: Government must move quickly to save retail jobs
Businesses across the UK welcomed the chancellor’s announcement of a fund to help with employee’s salaries last week. However, BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson says the government must urgently provide more details on how it will work
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News
Coronavirus: Superdrug owner launches £40m staff support package
AS Watson, the owner of Superdrug, The Perfume Shop and Savers, has unveiled a £40m financial support scheme for employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Analysis
Analysis: How coronavirus will change how we shop, live and work
It was on New Year’s Eve 2019 that the World Health Organisation’s China office first heard reports of a new virus sparking a rise in cases of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan.
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Analysis
Analysis: How are retailers protecting staff during the coronavirus outbreak?
As the government takes increasingly stringent action to combat the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, retail staff have found themselves on the front line in the face of panic buying and contagion fears.
